h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

We'll not fall out about the Alabaster/Goo debate. Some people feel *very* strongly about these things.

A Texan tartan, eh? What are the predominant colours? As everything is supposed to be bigger in Texas, I suppose tossing the caber fits in nicely there.

Would this famous Scottish poet be the one who's supposed to have written'My love is like a red, red rose'?

My grandfather's first two names were Wallace Bruce. Didn't sound at all Scottish as he had a strong Lancashire accent.

I was just trying to find out how things looked from that perspective. When I noticed some formatting problems between the two skins, I did some asking and I was told,"You can't please everybody."

I wanted to please me! When my carefully contructed entry looks like poo...in goo...that means people who exclusively use goo are going to think that my effort is poo...boohoo..

That's one thing I've never quite gotten used to about computers,
people saying,"Live with it. You're lucky it works at all."

I used to own and work on air-cooled Volkwagens. I wish I still did and was. My spousal unit said they were breaking down all the time.
I tried to explain to her that they just required daily attention.
You could drive them for years and drive them into junk without touching a thing. Or, you could pay attention to their needs and drive them for years without a major breakdown. Which I tried. Unfortunately, the spousal unit bought a Mazda GLC which was in serious trouble when she bought it and I had to baby it along and my VW fell to the wayside.
The GLC was almost undriveable on the day she brought it home and I had to commence working on it right away. I managed to nurse it until it was paid off and then we traded it immediately.

The Texas Bluebonnet tartan is blue and purple with some yellow threads. It looks like a table cloth at a swap meet.

Yes, that poet.

In other parts of the family we have Pyatts and Wrights and Cobbs!

What was his nickname? I'm not sure what a Lancashire accent sounds like. I'm not sure how to pronounce Lancashire...like the Beatles did?

I was just trying to find out how things looked from that perspective. When I noticed some formatting problems between the two skins, I did some asking and I was told,"You can't please everybody."

I wanted to please me! When my carefully contructed entry looks like poo...in goo...that means people who exclusively use goo are going to think that my effort is poo...boohoo..

That's one thing I've never quite gotten used to about computers,
people saying,"Live with it. You're lucky it works at all."

I used to own and work on air-cooled Volkwagens. I wish I still did and was. My spousal unit said they were breaking down all the time.
I tried to explain to her that they just required daily attention.
You could drive them for years and drive them into junk without touching a thing. Or, you could pay attention to their needs and drive them for years without a major breakdown. Which I tried. Unfortunately, the spousal unit bought a Mazda GLC which was in serious trouble when she bought it and I had to baby it along and my VW fell to the wayside.
The GLC was almost undriveable on the day she brought it home and I had to commence working on it right away. I managed to nurse it until it was paid off and then we traded it immediately.

The Texas Bluebonnet tartan is blue and purple with some yellow threads. It looks like a table cloth at a swap meet.

Yes, that poet.

In other parts of the family we have Pyatts and Wrights and Cobbs!

What was his nickname? I'm not sure what a Lancashire accent sounds like. I'm not sure how to pronounce Lancashire...like the Beatles did?

In no particular order.

Like the Beatles? Well, no. Although Liverpool was in Lancashire, Liverpool has its own distinct 'nasal' accent. Think George Formby and you're on the right track.

Having two skins - I can see that on occasion it can cause conflict. Apparently the Marquee tag only works on Goo, not on Alabaster. In Goo, the blob for the Triumph Bonneville on my personal space moves from left to right. I've never looked at it in Alabaster, but I suspect it doesn't move. I suspect that the only way round it is to look at something you've done in both skins before finishing.

My worst car was a Renault 14, which although it was smarter than the ford Escort I had before (it had electric windows and central locking), was an absolute *pig* to change gear in. Although I got the hang of it (even then I didn't always manage it), my ex never did, with the result that he engaged first when trying for third. Imagine the noise! My current car is much nicer - it called to me from the forecourt before I bought it.

The tartan: yes, from what you say, I would agree with you.

Wrights would have been either shipwrights or wheelwrights, I imagine. Pyatts sound Cornish, although I could be wrong. And Cobbs? Not sure, although we have an expression here when you're very hot that you're 'sweating cobs'.

The Wrights have traced themselves back to the first horsethief hung in the American colonies
The Pyatts and the Cobbs are listed in the extended families of some Scottish clans.

I meant the Beatles pronunciation of Lancashire:
"...four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire...
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall,
I'd love to turn you ooooooo-oooooon.."

My spousal unit had the US version of the Escort, an '86, I believe. It was utter...we ended up letting them repossess it. I hated it.
It was an automatic and you had to punch the gas to get it out of second. She hadn't taken care of it and by the time I came along it was on it's last legs.

My first car was an Escort estate - a gold one (well, it was more a bronzey brown), but the nicest gearbox I've ever had and it ran really well for me. I gave it to my ex when I got a newer car - the Renault 14!

Blackburn, Lancashire was 30 or 35 miles north of where I was born. My home town, Bury, was famous for its black puddings!

Did George Formby mean anything to you?

Oddly enough, yes, but I don't remember why.
I believe he was an entertainer, a musician, a great of the last of the British Music Halls, in the classic sense...other than that, no.

When in doubt, consult the guide, wasn't that what you said?

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His father was the British Music Hall 'turn'. I may do an entry on George Formby Snr. His comedy was gentler and slower paced. I have a couple of his records.

I've been having a very enjoyable poke and a prod around this site and remembering old favourites. There's more than enough here to remember. One of my favourites is Rob Wilton's 'Back Answers'.

http://www.btinternet.com/~p.wilkinson2000/Albert_and_the_Lion.htm

You might have already come across it, but if not - enjoy!

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Great site!

Are you making your fish whistle?

Well, as it turns out, I didn't know anything about George but his name...

George Burns admitted at the end of his life that he was practically illiterate, too.

Yes, I loved the site as well. Lots of old favourites. There were lots of Stanley Holloway monologues on there as well like 'Albert and and Lion' and 'Three 'alfpence per foot'.

is a musical note, so the fish is singing! See you in a week!

bye.

The Isle of Wight was lovely - dry and sunny. We went looking for dinosaur footprints (and I think we found some) as well as having a look at Dinosaur Isle - a more formal exhibition - well worth a visit.

Good for you.
I'm the new owner of a big passenger van. We got it used the other day.
$100 down.

Congratulations! Are you intending to use it for business?

Not really. I just needed a vehicle of my own and I hate little ones.
I like the ability to carry things, like furniture and appliances, groceries and dogs.
Also, it like the ability to just sit inside and read without having to be crouched in a glorified baby seat.
I also like being up high and being able to see over traffic.
The possibility also exists of sleeping the fambly in it.

It sounds as though it's what we would call here a 'people carrier'.

I am in the middle of a culture that drives trucks.
Big ones, little ones, high ones, low ones.
Single cabs, crew cabs, club cabs, 4x4s, Suburbans, Excursions, Explorers, Cherokees....
And there are, because of the retirees, a lot of RVs around here, converted vans, converted buses...Avions, Bluebirds, Golden Eagles, Winnebagos...


Did you bring anything back from the IOW?

RV = Recreation vehicle?

I brought back a candle holder made of onyx (a small circular one holding a tea light) back for the person who fed my cat while I was on the IOW and a pair of rainbow glasses for little 'un and a couple of bits of clothing for me. Nothing exciting.

We had interviews today and we'd just finished interviewing one person, all but, and the fire alarm went off. We had another person waiting in reception, so we had to curtail the first interview and tell the next person to come back later. Then we trailed out of the building and stood outside. I'd left my jacket upstairs, so I was lucky it was not too cold. Following that, we climbed all the stairs (there's a big queue at the lifts when these things happen) and interviewed the next person. The delay meant that we had a very very short lunch time. However, it could have been worse - it could have started in the middle of one interview and the next person could have found us all out!